Please note that
pre-"Nirvana" is the time
period before the band were named "Nirvana" in February 1988. Please
also note there are many songs that cross over between "Skid Row (etc) and
"Nirvana".
Organized Confusion (December 1982)

Song Title

Description

Unknown

Kurt's first
attempt at a demo, recorded at his Aunt Mari Earl's house in Burien.
Intsruments used were Kurt's electric guitar, Aunt Amri's bass and an
empty pink Samsonite suitcase (prviously belonging to Kurt's mum) with a
set of wooden spoons as drum sticks!

Brown Towel (1985)

Song Title

Description

Unknown

Kurt's first gig
featuring himself reciting poetry over improvised music from Dale Crover
and Buzz Osbourne from the Melvins

Cobain solo recording of
guitar riffs, some of which featured on the "Illiteracy Will Prevail"
demo

Fecal Matter - 15 Track Demo (Easter 1986)

Song Title

Bootleg
Title
Working TitleUnconfirmed Alternative Title
Incorrectly Used
Song Title

Length

Description

Sound of Dentage

3.33

Heavy hard rock
sounding song with lyrics like "come over here for a second, I want
you to see something, why is this happening to me? Why is this real?"

Reefer Madness Excerpts

Sound Collage
Commercials

1.17

A short sound
collage

Bambi Slaughter

Bambie Kill
Bambi Kill

3.31

It features a very heavy Melvins-like guitar riff

Laminated
Effect*

Made
Not Born
White, Lace and Strange

2.20

A cross between
of the old MTV theme, and "Stay Away"

Unknown
#1*

Control
Love Me Wife

2.41

A heavy riff
laden fast rocker

Unknown
#2*

Punk Rocker

4.01

Contains lyrics
"You get your clothes full of holes, you spray your hair, and then
you become a punk. I'm a punk rocker". It has a Butthole Surfers
style solo at the end

Unknown
#3*

I Don't Want You
Blathers Log
Boatakk

2.09

Backing vocals
provided by Dale Crover, Kurt starts coughing at the end, instrumental
version at end of demo

Unknown
#4*

Love My Family
Annorexorcist

9.05

Includes the
verse and chorus from the song Anorexorist, but has a totally different
intro and outro It may be more then one song mashed together The total
track time is 9 minutes so it is definitely a possibility

Unknown
#5*

Accusations

4.57

Starts with an
extremely tacky intro of Kurt and Dale saying "Buzza Buzza, Bees,
Biz" The song also has backing vocals from Dale Stereotypical punk
rock sound

Contains lyrics
such as "Buffy's pregnant, we'll fit the class, we'll debate who's
got the nicest ass, spread her mind games" Kurt impersonates a
cheerleader expressing her anger towards high school losers and talks
about "beating up punk rock faggots", and then Kurt goes on to
scream "clones!" several times